Demagoguery

January 09, 1984|The Morning Call

To the Editor:

Just who does Jesse Jackson think he is? Where does he get off telling a butcher like Hafez Assad that U.S. policies in the Middle East are harmful to the real interests of the American people? He has no right whatsoever to say this.

We, the citizens and voters of this country, have granted him absolutely no power to be speaking on our behalf. This mission was one of demagoguery in its most blatant form.

Anyone who believes that Jackson went to Syria to make a humanitarian appeal to Assad, and that Lt. Goodman was released solely on the basis of this "moral" appeal, must also believe the moon is made of green cheese. Jesse Jackson sought to gain notoriety for himself and to embarrass Ronald Reagan.

The Syrians would have been fools had they not released Lt. Goodman to Jackson. It has already reaped anti-Reagan political benefits for them. I only hope that sensible Americans can see through this sanctimonious facade for what it really is.